Economy News for Tues 30 Mar 2012

[Cheryl Nelson]

IMF Sees $160 Oil Risk Despite Libyan Boost

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/9156031/IMF-sees-160-oil-risk-despite-Libyan-boost.html

The Truth About Minimum Wage That Will Make You Gasp

http://front.moveon.org/the-truth-about-the-minimum-wage-that-will-make-you-gasp/?rc=daily.share&id=37502-1211398-9pRz80x

California Cities Scramble To Avert Insolvency

http://www.cnbc.com/id/46783384

Americans Asleep At The Wheel Driving Into Debt Slavery

http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article33668.html

Wall Street Slips On China, But Retailers Offset Losses

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stock-index-futures-point-lower-090436284.html;_ylt=AkcWtEj5Nv0GtuaYies0A96iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTQzNTAwOWRsBG1pdANGaW5hbmNlIEZQIEp1bWJvdHJvbiBMaXRlBHBrZwNkODM4NzQzMS03NzBjLTMxNzAtYWMzMS1hZDg2OTFkMjJhMmIEcG9zAzEEc2VjA2p1bWJvdHJvbgR2ZXIDMDQzY2M4NjAtNzJjZC0xMWUxLTliOGYtNWU0YzcxMDgzNGQ1;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Gold Falls As Economic Optimism Boosts Dollar

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-extends-gains-weak-dollar-011517866.html;_ylt=Aj5HwbJ8rvyPoyxRHlNvPrqiuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTN0dTNoMWMzBG1pdANOZXdzIFRvcGljIDIEcGtnA2JmOWJiMDA0LTE2ZTYtMzg1OS04YzdiLWI1MWYwMjk5YWZhNgRwb3MDMgRzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdAR2ZXIDM2JiMTgyYTAtNzJiZC0xMWUxLWFhZmYtYmI3NTE1ZGE4Mjcw;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

Oil Falls As Saudi Arabia Seeks To Calm Markets

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brent-falls-near-125-libyan-032540663.html;_ylt=Alfs24jZLZ6Xj_59ed3vi86iuYdG;_ylu=X3oDMTN0ZzlyYm45BG1pdANOZXdzIFRvcGljIDIEcGtnAzE5NWJiZjhjLWQzNjItM2QwZS1hZDdjLTZjOGZmZjNhZGEyYwRwb3MDNQRzZWMDTWVkaWFTZWN0aW9uTGlzdAR2ZXIDODE1Y2M0NTAtNzJkMC0xMWUxLWE3NzYtMDZiZjU4YmRiMDBm;_ylg=X3oDMTFvdnRqYzJoBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25zBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3